New Line Dance: "Raised Like That"
November 3, 7, 10, 13
Sundance Saloon
Learn this hot new line dance: "Raised Like That" – a 32-count intermediate line dance choregraphed by Darren Bailey ("Lay Low," "Nothing But You," "Skiffle Time"). We are teaching this multiple times to give you the best chance of getting it down: on November 3, 7, 10, and 14. See the calendar for times.
Intermed West Coast Swing w/ Ari Levitt
Thursday, November 14 • 6:45 pm
Sundance Saloon • Main Ballroom
Drop-in, no fee, no advance registration
Guest instructor Ari Levitt, MD, will lead a Drop-in Intermediate West Coast Swing workshop in the Main Ballroom at Sundance Saloon on Thursday, November 14. This drop-in workshop will be open to all, with no additional fee and no advance registration.
Please be completely comfortable with West Coast Swing basics including push breaks, underarm turns, and whips. And please be on time. (Late-comers may be turned away.)
Int NCTS & WCS Fusion Workshops
with Ari Levitt
Sun, Nov 17 • Int NCTS 5:15 pm • Int WCS 6:15 pm
Sundance Saloon • Loft • Register in advance
Guest instructor Ari Levitt will teach at Sundance Saloon!
Intermediate Night Club Two-Step - Nov. 17, 5:15-6:10 pm. You should be proficient with Night Club Two-Step basics. $10. Advance registration required.
Intermediate WCS Fusion - Nov. 17, 6:15-7:10 pm. Explore the art of seamlessly blending elements of other dance styles into your WCS. Please be completely experienced with WCS basics. $10. Advance registration required.
"Mini-private lessons" - Nov. 17, starting 7:30 pm. You can have Ari all to yourself for 10 minutes for $10. NCTS or WCS recommended, any level. Register here.
Holiday Closures
CLOSED - Thursday, November 28
OPEN - Sunday, December 1
Sundance Saloon will be closed on Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving. We are open as usual on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, December 1.
If you're planning ahead: Sundance Saloon will be closed on Thursday, December 26 and Thursday, January 2. We will be open every Sunday through the holidays. We will not be hosting a New Year's Eve Dance this year.
Sundance CW Dance Weekend 2025
at the World Gay Rodeo Finals
October 9–12, 2025 • Reno, NV
Mark your calendars now! Sundance is going to host a full-fledged country-western dance weekend in conjunction with the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, next October 9–12, 2025. We'll have four nights of dancing in up to two rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to three rooms, dance exhibition performances. and more!
The host hotel is a complex of three adjacent casino resorts known as "The Row." Reno is conveniently served by an airport that is minutes from The Row, and an Amtrak station just two blocks away, or it's a four-hour drive from San Francisco. Hotel reservations are open now! (Advance registration for the event itself is not yet available.)
Sundance Swing!
Thursdays • 6:30–8:00 pm
Sundance Saloon • Loft
On Thursdays Sundance Saloon presents open non-stop West Coast Swing dancing in the Loft from 6:30 to 8:00 pm! You can dance to a mix of country and non-country music (no lessons - just dancing). And of course, this project being part of Sundance Saloon, we cater to the LGBTQ community, but all are welcome. We'll have our usual mix of two-step and line dance lessons downstairs during this time.
Line Dance Pro
Sundays (except 1st Sun of month) • 5:00–6:30 pm
Sundance Saloon • Back Room
Can't get enough line dancing? Line Dance Pro is an opportunity to increase your line dance abilities and challenge yourself with new line dances not included in our regular Sundance Saloon repertoire.
Our Line Dance Pro sessions run every Sunday in the Back Room of Sundance Saloon (except the first Sunday of the month)! Includes lessons starting at 5:15 pm, except the last Sunday of the month which features a line dance marathon. Check the Sundance Saloon instruction calendar for the schedule.
Volunteers Needed
Please help us! Sundance Saloon is a community effort, dependent on lots of people chipping in a little bit. We are always looking for more help, and this has never been more true. If you have not volunteered in the past, this is a great time to think about stepping in. You can become an integral part of what makes Sundance so special.
Our needs at Sundance Saloon include set-up, front door, and coat-check. Shifts are generally one hour. No experience necessary.
Supporting Sundance
As an all-volunteer, member- and community-supported organization, the Sundance Association depends on your support to keep thriving. The pandemic put an extra burden on our finances, and our needs are never-ending. There are many ways to help us, and not all of them involve monetary contributions:
- Become a member of the Sundance Association by pledging an annual tax-deductible donation.
- Come on down! Support us just by showing up.
- Introduce someone new to Sundance Saloon.
- Use our coat-check on Sundays.
- Put a dollar or two in one of our tip jars.
- See if your company offers matching donations or grants for volunteer time served.
- Remember Sundance in your estate planning.
- Volunteer!
- Social media! Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Share our posts. Share your own posts. Review us on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and Tripadvisor.